MySQL vs XML: pros & cons?

[Colin Law]

Forwarding this to the list as you forgot to include the list when replying.

On 19 May 2016 at 22:27, Don Ireland <gnucash at donireland.com> wrote:
> That sounds feasible.
>
> Related Q: is it possible to write a script that interacts with GC while
> it's running? I'm thinking about an event handler that fires when performing
> certain tasks.

I don't see how that is related to how the data are stored.

Colin

>
> On May 19, 2016 4:13:32 PM CDT, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 19 May 2016 at 21:51, Klaus Dahlke <kdahlke at gmx.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hi Don,
>>>  my main reason for opting for the Postgresql is easier reprting. I
>>> access the database stricly in read-only mode and have written a ruby on
>>> rails application according to my needs.
>>
>>
>> I do the same (though I use mysql), however for day to day working I
>> use the xml storage as it is faster, possibly less buggy, and easier
>> to backup, and just do a Save As to mysql format when I want to run
>> the reports (which is generally monthly).
>>
>> Colin
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> Don Ireland